Pigeon Talk

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Hopefully you did not get bit by one of those dvlz.
Anyone not familiar with BROWN RECLUSE,,,, Just ask.


Is clipping wings on ducks something that peeps do???

Their wings can be clipped, some people will keep them clipped at all times. I will clip them before I let new ones out to free range after quarantine. Just so they cant fly until they are familiar with runnin loose here, I let em regrow after.

 

[WVduckchick]

Their wings can be clipped, some people will keep them clipped at all times. I will clip them before I let new ones out to free range after quarantine. Just so they cant fly until they are familiar with runnin loose here, I let em regrow after.

Yea some folks do. That would be a good reason to do it. I haven’t yet, but I haven’t brought in any adults that could already fly. Mine learn their bearings as babies, so as adults they tend to stay close. And I prefer to let them keep the ability to fly to avoid predators if necessary.

Pinioning, on the other hand, is something that is also done, which I whole heartedly disagree with.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Yea some folks do. That would be a good reason to do it. I haven’t yet, but I haven’t brought in any adults that could already fly. Mine learn their bearings as babies, so as adults they tend to stay close. And I prefer to let them keep the ability to fly to avoid predators if necessary.

Pinioning, on the other hand, is something that is also done, which I whole heartedly disagree with.

I agree with pinioning. It is cruel and unnecessary.

 

[biophiliac]

Hay bio, I was looking atn

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[Fields Mountain Farm]

Yea some folks do. That would be a good reason to do it. I haven’t yet, but I haven’t brought in any adults that could already fly. Mine learn their bearings as babies, so as adults they tend to stay close. And I prefer to let them keep the ability to fly to avoid predators if necessary.

Pinioning, on the other hand, is something that is also done, which I whole heartedly disagree with.

Yeah, the only time I clipped any was I got my first batch from Raven.. all the rest have hatched amd grown here so I havent felt the need to clip them. I like for them to able to fly for the same reason since they free range day and night..
Agree 100% on the pinioning! Nasty buisness that!

 

[backyard pigeons]

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so, I was typing, but then had to do something and never got to finished! I was saying, I had watched maney lofts last night, and the big change is exciting! do you think he will purchase the land? He could expand his setup very large!

 

[biophiliac]

Yeah, the only time I clipped any was I got my first batch from Raven.. all the rest have hatched amd grown here so I havent felt the need to clip them. I like for them to able to fly for the same reason since they free range day and night..
Agree 100% on the pinioning! Nasty buisness that!

I miss Ravyn. I hope she is ok.

 

[backyard pigeons]

I miss Ravyn. I hope she is ok.

i never saw ravyn, was she before my time?


Did you see my last post?

 

[biophiliac]

so, I was typing, but then had to do something and never got to finished! I was saying, I had watched maney lofts last night, and the big change is exciting! do you think he will purchase the land? He could expand his setup very large!

Lol, yes I saw. ... So far Maney has done what he said he would. I have lost count of his loft rebuilds -each an improvement on the previous. So I guess I believe there is a good chance he will get the property for a real expansion. Perhaps income from the yt channel helps, he seems to spend a lot of money on the pigeons. JMO

 

[biophiliac]

i never saw ravyn, was she before my time?


Did you see my last post?

Ravyn - noted call duck breeder, beloved BYC educator and friend, for starters.